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drug of last resort

drug of last resort noun: a pharmaceutical drug that is tried after all other drug options have failed to produce an adequate response in the patient.

Noun

drug of last resort (plural drugs of last resort)

  1. A pharmaceutical drug that is tried after all other drug options have failed to produce an adequate response in the patient.
    Synonyms:
    DoLR

Synonyms of drug of last resort

Forms of drug of last resort

pluraldrugs of last resort

Questions about drug of last resort

What does drug of last resort mean?
Drug of last resort means a pharmaceutical drug that is tried after all other drug options have failed to produce an adequate response in the patient.
What part of speech is drug of last resort?
Drug of last resort is a noun.
What is the plural of drug of last resort?
The plural of drug of last resort is drugs of last resort.

Words near drug of last resort in the dictionary

  1. drug mule
  2. drug mules
  3. drug naive
  4. drug naïve
  5. drug of choice
  6. drug of last resort
  7. drug on the market
  8. drug one's balls across
  9. drug problem
  10. drug problems
  11. drug pusher

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